bat
244
1.0
- noun
- /bæt/
:
bate
- The boy is at home plate with a bat in his hand and a determined look in his eye.
- baseball bat
- swing the bat
- bat and ball
You might smash the baseball, the bat might get broken.
- You might smash the baseball, the bat might get broken.
- And some of them were wiffle bats and all this stuff.
- Guys who are stronger can wait a little longer to bring the bat around and direct the ball.
- And then this here, these are table tennis bats.
Examples
-
The first U.S. patent for a baseball bat was awarded to William Williams in 1884.
Academic text (2009) -
You go into a toy store and there's a toy bat and a toy ball.
-
Keep your eye on that ball and keep a good firm grip on that bat.
-
I bounced a pop fly off Sylvia's bat and caught it against my chest.
Fiction book (1991) -
A baseball player wields a bat, a quarterback throws a football, and a golfer swings a driver.
Academic text (2011) -
The coach handed me a new baseball bat to practice my swing.
-
During the game, he skillfully swung the bat and hit a home run.
-
For her birthday, she received a cricket bat and a ball as presents.
Synonyms
66
1.0
A long wooden or metal stick used to hit the ball in baseball
25
2.1
A small flat bat used to hit balls in games like table tennis
11
1.4
A light oval frame with strings that you use to hit a tennis ball
1
2.2
A flat piece of wood that players use to hit the ball in the game of cricket
1
3.4
A light piece of sports equipment with a long handle and a small oval head used to play squash
1
7.4
A short heavy stick used to hit a ball or as a weapon
A long light bat coaches use to hit balls to fielders in practice
A small flat paddle you use to hit the ball in table tennis
A small flat paddle with a short handle used to hit the ball in table tennis
A small flat bat with a short handle used to hit the ball in table tennis
Idioms
Compounds
7
7.6
A Jewish ceremony for a girl at about 12 that marks becoming an adult in the faith
- Specialized
3
5.1
A small flying mammal from Central and South America that drinks blood from animals
1
8.5
A small bat that flies fast, eats insects, and has a tail sticking out past the skin between its wings
A small brown animal with fur that flies at night in Europe and eats insects
- Specialized
A small fast bat that eats insects and has a long tail that sticks out past its wing skin
A small brown flying animal common in North America that sleeps in houses and forests
A bat with soft brown fur, folded ears, and small wings that sometimes runs on the ground
A small bat with short soft fur that migrates south in winter in the southern United States and Central America
- US
A common bat with short soft fur found in the southern United States that flies south in winter
- Australian
A small bat with orange fur that lives in forests in northwest Australia
- US
A bat with large ears and pale yellow fur that lives in western North America caves
A small brown bat from California and northern Mexico with pockets near its tail
A small flat paddle with a short handle used to hit the ball in table tennis
- Australian
A bat that eats fruit and has tube-shaped nostrils that point away from each other
- Specialized
A bat from tropical America that drinks the blood of animals like cows and birds
A bat with a pointed nose found in the Americas from the southern United States to Paraguay
- US
A large flying animal with dark fur, white spots, and very large ears from the southwestern United States
- Specialized
A bat with very large ears that lives in western North America
How Big
66
1.0
- UK
1
2.2
244
1.0
11
1.4
1
3.4
- UK
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bat (noun, club) comes from an old word for a heavy stick or cudgel, so picture a strong wooden stick used for 'beating' the ball; that is why the sport tool is called a 'bat'.